1 person in x thousand gets murdered in y years. Yes its tragic, yes its a waste of a life, should you worry about it personally ? No.
Do you worry everytime you cross the road ? Do you worry everytime you get into a car ? Do you worry everytime you enter a smoke filled pub ? Do you worry everytime you slob out on the sofa eating pizza and ice cream ? - Yet all these are much more dangerous and likely to kill you than anything involving the mysterious stranger. Your boyfriend / girlfriend is far more likely to murder you than the nutter with the wild eyes. Do you worry everytime your significant other takes a kinife to cut the vegetables ?
Oh and cycling actually *improves* your life expectancy, since the risk of the bus/lorry not seeing you is less than the benefit of improving your cardio vascular function.
So chill out, dont worry about dark alley ways, keep your wits about you, nevertheless, to ensure the safety of your wallet / phone. And bask in the smug glow that the exercise you are getting is actually improving your life expectancy.
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Date: 2005-01-20 09:30 am (UTC)1 person in x thousand gets murdered in y years. Yes its tragic, yes its a waste of a life, should you worry about it personally ? No.
Do you worry everytime you cross the road ? Do you worry everytime you get into a car ? Do you worry everytime you enter a smoke filled pub ? Do you worry everytime you slob out on the sofa eating pizza and ice cream ? - Yet all these are much more dangerous and likely to kill you than anything involving the mysterious stranger. Your boyfriend / girlfriend is far more likely to murder you than the nutter with the wild eyes. Do you worry everytime your significant other takes a kinife to cut the vegetables ?
Oh and cycling actually *improves* your life expectancy, since the risk of the bus/lorry not seeing you is less than the benefit of improving your cardio vascular function.
So chill out, dont worry about dark alley ways, keep your wits about you, nevertheless, to ensure the safety of your wallet / phone. And bask in the smug glow that the exercise you are getting is actually improving your life expectancy.